After such a fantastic day yesterday, we were pumped to get going today. That is, until we looked outside and saw the rain.

The day got off to a wet start, but the breakfast was awesome! Finally, a proper greasy-spoon breakfast, instead of the sad hotel breakfasts. We really enjoyed this start to the day. You want a rating? 4 stars (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

The trip was wet to start, and indeed, for most of the journey today. We did manage to come across another herd of bison today. They were in no hurry, but were just bedded down near by the road. We slowed down to take photos.

At this point the Alaska highway starts to wind between British Columbia and Yukon Territory. That means there are multiple signs welcoming you and wishing you well as you enter and depart Yukon and BC multiple times. This also means you are crossing back and forth across the 60th Parallel, which is the demarcation of the 3 Canadian territories and the land south of them.

Despite the rain this was actually our shortest time on the road thus far, and one of our shortest distances. We rolled into our stop around noon.

We stayed at the Air Force Lodge, which is a bit of a historic building as it was used during the Second World War as a troop barracks in the local area. The building is the only one remaining from that era. It was sectioned into parts and dragged into it’s current location. The current owner, Mike, renovated it 25 years ago to bring it back into working order.

It’s truly a unique place to stay. It was immaculate in its cleanliness, even in it’s more rustic appearance. It’s notable that the shared bathrooms are not going to be for everyone’s liking, but it completely fits with the historic appeal of the place. Mike was extremely welcoming and gave us all the backstory on the place. Definitely our best resting spot on our journey!

No trip to Watson Lake is complete without visiting the Sign Post Forest. This unique place has a long history that you’d be better of clicking on this Wikipedia Link instead of letting us miss-tell the story.

We brought our own sign and attached it to the same post that our good friends, the McKenney’s, had attached their own sign a few years ago.

The sign was designed and crafted by Tim, and features a Mini Moke on it, to symbolize the trip we have taken.

We drove to the town’s Rec center, which boasts a really good eatery (Lauries Bistro & Coffeehouse) where we grabbed a late lunch. Jeff had a pulled pork poutine that made everyone else jealous.

The rest of the day was fairly relaxing. Phil was furiously working on uploading media from the previous day, with the best internet connection he had had since leaving home. Go figure, you need to go all the way to Watson Lake, YT, to get the best hotel internet! The rest of the guys took a nap or read a book.

Due to the late lunch, there wasn’t a big appetite to for a full dinner. So instead of worrying about the main course, we just had dessert.

Tomorrow we’re hitting Whitehorse, YT! This will be a bit of a milestone in the journey. We’re mentally 1/3rd complete now.

The Mokes? Been running like champs today. Over the course of the trip we’ve had issues here and there, but quite generally things are going really well. We’ve driven over 5000km on the trip so far and we’re still keeping pace with our planned schedule. No challenge has been insurmountable!

Starting Location & Time	Liard River Hot Springs, British Columbia – 9:20 am
Ending Location & Time	Watson Lake, Yukon Territory – 12:23 pm
Total Kilometers	205 km
Total Time	3h 3m